10 Most Enriching Macaw Toys In 2023

Pros:

• 4 Separate Chewing Sections – Having 4 separate stacks of wooden blocks hanging from the PVC pipe means the toy has 4x the lifespan it would have if it was only a single stack. The longer the toy lasts, the longer your macaw will be entertained.

• Ideal For Destroying – The 4 stacks of pine wooden slabs are ideal for breaking, chewing, and shredding. Large macaws will go through the wood like butter, but they’ll certainly have fun doing it!

• Easy To Install – Above the toy features a quick link connector that makes installing it on the cage effortless.

Cons:

• Includes A Metal Bell – Within the centre of the toy features a metal bell. The bird-safe coating on many bells can easily be broken off by your macaw, which could reveal a toxic metal underneath. It’s best to remove metal bells on all toys in my opinion.

Pros:

• Bagels Are Great For Chewing – The bagels are made from tightly compressed cardboard, which is tough to chew, even for macaws. Tough items are great for encouraging your macaw to work harder to shred them, providing beneficial physical stimulation.

• Other Items Can Be Attached – Once all the bagels are destroyed, you have room to hang other items from the plastic chain links. You could hang paper strips, some more bird-safe cardboard, or whatever else you can think of.

• Can Hide Treats Within The Bagels – Although the cardboard bagels are tightly compressed, you can still squeeze some treats within them. Definitely do this to encourage your macaw to forage!

Cons:

• Plastic Chains Are Fragile – For most birds, the plastic chains would be fine, but dedicated macaws could quickly destroy them, rendering the toy broken. If your macaw doesn’t target them, the toy will last a lot longer.

Pros:

• X-Large Size Is Ideal For Macaws – The spiked pinata from planet pleasures comes in many sizes, but the best size for macaws is X-large. This size (17″) accommodates the large size of a macaw while increasing its durability.

• Highly Durable – Tightly woven with natural materials, the spiked pinata is built tough, even for the most powerful beaks. If you’re looking for something that lasts more than a week with your macaws, this is one of the very best options on this list.

• 100% Natural Materials – Made from plant materials and palm leaves, this toy is 100% natural and safe for parrots. Honestly, who doesn’t love an all-natural bird toy?

Cons:

• No Quick Link Connector – When I purchased this toy for my cockatiel, I found that there was no quick link connector for easy cage installation. You’ll need to find a quick link from another toy to hang this one in your macaw’s cage.

Pros:

• Easy To Hide Treats Inside – One of the more unique features of this toy are the small spikes poking out of all sides. Within those spikes are little flaps that you can use to stash treats, which will encourage your macaw to forage.

• 100% Natural Materials – The pineapple foraging toy is primarily made from palm leaves but also includes abaca fibre and bamboo. These are all natural materials that parrots can find in the wild!

• X-Large Size Is Highly Durable – Due to their large size, macaws need extra large toys. Although the X-large size of this toy is still a bit small, it has high durability thanks to the way it’s crafted.

Cons:

• No Quick Link Connector – Unfortunately, there is no connector included for simple cage installation. When you get this toy, you’ll need to use another connector from a different toy, perhaps a plastic chain link or stainless steel connector.

• A Bit Small For Macaws – Being only 11 inches high, the toy is a bit small for the larger macaw species, such as the blue and gold macaws that measure 32 inches in height on average.

Pros:

• Challenging Shredding Toy – The hardwood and pine wood blocks featured on the beakasaurus toy actually pose a shredding challenge, even for the mighty macaw beak. Looking to challenge your macaw’s power? Put this in their cage and see how they go!

• Heavy-Duty & Highly Durable – With over 4 pounds of wood featured on this one toy, it’ll certainly keep a dedicated macaw entertained for a few days. It’s definitely the longest-lasting macaw toy on this list.

• Easily Attaches To The Cage – Features a quick link connector to easily attach to the cage. The toy will add a noticeable weight to the cage, but it should be fine as long as you have a strong enclosure for your macaw.

Cons:

• Expensive – $63 is a pretty hefty price for just a single parrot toy. But of course, high-quality toys designed for large parrots need lots of durable materials to make them valuable, so I believe the price is reasonable. This is the most expensive toy on this list, but it’s also the most durable.

Pros:

• Soft Wood For Chewing – The main feature of this toy is the 12 coloured pine wood blocks that are ideal for destroying. Although they’re made from tough pine wood, the slats are extremely thin, so they won’t pose a challenge to the mighty macaw beak.

• Easy To Install – Above the toy includes a quick link connector for easy installation on your macaw’s cage.

Cons:

• Fragile – You may have already gathered just from the image that this toy won’t last long with a macaw. There are only 12 thin wooden slats that macaws can shred like butter, so it probably wouldn’t even last a full day.

• Destroying The Rope Will Wreck The Whole Toy – If you look at the image above, you can see that the toy is being held together by the cotton rope knots below. The entire toy will fall apart if your macaw targets the rope.

Pros:

• Shreddable Octo-Legs – Your macaw will absolutely love pulling apart and chewing the 8 octo-legs that hang from the toy. The legs make up a majority of the toy’s length, and they’ll entice your parrot to preen, chew, and pull them out.

• Good Value – I believe $14 is a pretty good price for this toy. Although it’s not very durable, it’ll provide a few hours of shredding and preening fun for your macaw.

Cons:

• No Quick Link Connector – As is the case with the previous Planet Pleasures toys, this one has no quick link connector. You can either use the loop to hang it somewhere or find a connector from a different toy.

• Not Durable – Although it’ll provide a few hours of entertainment, it won’t take long for your macaw to rip out all the octo-legs and destroy the body.

Pros:

• Perfect Shredding Toy – I believe this is the ultimate shredding toy for macaws. It has many tough wood blocks that aren’t so easily destroyed, which provides a good and lengthy challenge for your bird! Working on this toy will certainly help keep that strong beak busy and trimmed.

• Includes Bird-Safe Leather – Vegetable-tanned leather is included on various parts of the woodpile parrot toy. Not only does this add variety to the toy, but it’ll be fun for your macaw to shred and pull. Vegetable-tanned leather is the only bird-safe leather.

• Tough Structure – All the wooden blocks are stacked upon each other while some are separated by hardwood beads. This toy has a super tough structure that will last a long time, even with destructive macaws.

Cons:

• Includes Metal Bells – This toy includes metal bells and it’s best to remove them. Although it may have a bird-safe metal coating, the underside of the coating could still be toxic.

Pros:

• Excellent Chew Toy – Cardboard and wood are great shredding materials, even for extra-large parrots like macaws. There’s a lot of cardboard and wood on one stack, so it’ll take your bird a while to destroy them all on each stack.

• Can Encourage Foraging – There are small gaps within each piece of cardboard that you can use to hide treats. Foraging is a macaw’s natural instinct, so it’s vital to provide them with good opportunities to do so.

• Variety Of Options – I recommend buying the large triple stack option, but it also comes in smaller sizes and with just a single stack. Buying the large triple stack option will make it last longer with your macaw.

Cons:

• Rope Can Fray – Despite sisal being a natural bird-safe rope, it can still fray. Frayed rope can find its way into your bird’s digestive system, so remove the toy if your parrot seems to target the rope more than the toy.

Pros:

• Epic Forager – Included on the seagrass mat are a “waffle ball” and 4 “pod cups”, both of which are designed for treat hiding. The waffle ball is filled with paper to encourage foraging, and the pod cups have lids that your bird must open to access stashed treats. It’s certainly a unique foraging toy, but your macaw will love it!

• Large Seagrass Base – Seagrass is a great all-natural material for chewing, climbing and foraging. While you’re hiding treats within the waffle ball and pod cups, you can stash some throughout the seagrass knots.

Cons:

• Plastic Chains – Plastic chains are used to clip this foraging wall to the cage. However, they’re quite thin and a large macaw could easily destroy them. Don’t worry, you can still place this foraging mat on a flat surface if this happens and it’ll work just as well!